Silicon Slopes and the U—Partnering in innovating excellence
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As Utah’s tech and innovation sector continues to grow, the University of Utah is a key contributor to that success.
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New program aims to help undergraduates start research sooner
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The Early Exploration Scholars program connects undergrad students who have taken less than 60 credits of classes at the U with a mentor so they can participate in undergraduate research.
Read MoreShoring up the West’s grid against extreme weather
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Utah engineers and scientists to lead international center supporting climate resilience for 136,000-mile network of power lines.
Read MoreLumen Bioscience wins historic $1.5M Wilkes Center Climate Prize
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The Seattle-based biotech company beat 77 international teams with their proposal to drastically reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle using a patented mixture of enzyme proteins.
Read MoreMy adventures in the ribosome
Nobel Laureate Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan returns to the U to share his role in the race to uncover the ribosome structure at the Frontiers of Science lecture series on Sept. 26.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Kishan Thambu
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“As long as you find the right fit, I think starting research early on can be really beneficial and less daunting than it may seem.”
Read MoreU surpasses $750M in research funding
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Research funding at the U inches closer to $1 billion as the university sees a record-breaking 10th year of funding growth.
Read MoreWhen electronic health records are hard to use, patient safety may be at risk
With no standards for usability and safety, the systems are less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients.
Read MoreLocal researchers drive southern right whale project
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Argentinian researchers traveled to the U.S. to get their doctorates on different aspects of right whale biology—two of them at the U.
Read MoreWhale of a project: Library digitizes 50 years of Patagonia research
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Marriott librarians are helping digitize physical slides and creating a public repository of the southern right whale data for anyone to access.
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